Release Date: Nov 11, 1985 Wide
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Originally telecast November 11, 1985, An Early Frost was the first TV movie to deal with the subject of AIDS. Aidan Quinn plays a personable young gay lawyer who is stricken with the HIV virus. As his health deteriorates, Quinn finds that his physical agony is secondary to his mental anguish. Ben Gazzara and Gena Rowlands play Quinn's parents, who must not only come to grips with their son's impending death, but with their own long-standing fears and prejudices concerning homosexuality. No easy
Nov 11, 1985 Wide
Jul 18, 2006
Wolfe Video
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The DVD of this historically relevant TV film about AIDS contains commentary from actor Aidan Quinn and writers Ron Cown and Dan Lipman (creators of Queer as Folk) and DiFelicinatonio's 1987 Emmy-winner docu short, Living with AIDS, about Todd Coleman
Though a capusle of its times, this groundbreaking TV film, the first work about AIDS in film or television (but not theater) holds up well due to high-caliber acting by Aidan Quinn as the son with AIDS and Ben Gazzarra and Gena Rowlands as his parents
great important film, some of the information is obviously dated but the strong performances by all involved make it a powerful experience
April 7, 2007
Super Reviewer
A touching story.
January 20, 2008Super Reviewer
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